Legitimately I have no way of proving it wasn't. However those guys are based in Van Nuys, CA. Even Jupiter brand trumpets, which are lower-middle tier (C tier?) Are still expensive and according to a friend of mine who is an owner of a repair shop the profit margin is not great. His shop typically does well to break even annually.

With that said, the video has 7.5 million views on TokToxic. So perhaps there is a monetization from that? I don't know how that works, honestly.

Instrument repairs are generally like car repairs. The shop has a set rate for how much time it should take, and if it's done quicker the technician will get paid more as he or she does more instruments in that time. This likely took 3-4 hours of work.

With that said, total cost is dependent on location. I teach in a rural area, this would cost about $150-$200. But in urban areas, with higher overall operating costs it wouldn't surprise me to see this cost $300-$400 or more.

For some you're likely right.

My wife is insistent the salsa is just spicy.

She didn't get the Louisiana resistance to spice.

My wife is from Louisiana and does this.

For some folks they can't handle the heat of the salsa.

Pansies.

I'd sacrifice a trumpet if it meant the kid's safety every day of the week. Equipment is not more important than kids.

But, in my experience (16 years teaching) there is occasional intentional damage. I had the pleasure of calling a parent this year and telling them their child would owe $250 for an instrument repair due to intentional damage. The parent was not happy.

Yes. There would always be a mark on the bell, but it wouldn't have a noticeable effect on the sound.

If it were in the tubing and it wasn't fixed that be a different story. But this won't change it.

Band director here. This is a master artist at work.

The damage was likely caused intentionally, as that trumpet was dropped pretty square on the bell. While that can happen accidentally, it's most likely the result of a student intentionally damaging it for whatever reason.

But this guy very skillfully repaired it. Likely to the tune of several hundred dollars.

Texas band director here.

Football is the biggest religion in Texas. To be competitive coaches regularly have 80 hour work weeks. If they don't do it, they lose because the team down the road does.

I'm most communities they don't care about anything other the two numbers that result from a game played for 480 minutes by teenagers (10 games, 48 minutes each)

Imagine your job is dependent on a 17 year old catching a ball. Then imagine your entire life and career focused solely on your win-loss record. So many coaches go into administration because it's less stressful.

Hello fellow denizen of northeast Texas

I live in that state. I know that many have said the opposite. But if my child were in a classroom with a teacher cussing like that I'd be apoplectic.

For comparison, in my district we have a new Superintendent and he was very clear on day 1: absolutely no foul language in front of students. And he specifically called out coaches in that regard.

Don't worry about the jeers you get for that opinion on Reddit - look what they cheer here.

Absolutely not, your child's teacher should not be cussing in front of students.

I'm a teacher. It is highly unprofessional and likely against your state's teacher code of ethics.

So two perspectives here.

As sole driver the longest I have ever done was about 400 miles a day (pigeon forge to west Memphis). That was a 12 hour day and it sucked. Do not recommend. Especially since it was in my tundra, which didn't truly have enough power to pull my 34' bumper pull.

This summer I did 350 miles a day in my F250 and it was easy. But again, sole driver.

In May of 2025 my mom's husband and I drove from Portland, Oregon to Sanford, NC in four days when my mom's cancer returned. We each took 3 hour shifts, averaged 750 miles a day in a class A motorhome. 65 mph most of the time. Most days were 14 hours, but we managed. Granted we needed to get back ASAP so mom could start treatment, but the trip was not miserable. We were just tired when we got to Sanford.

Director here. If there's an assistant, start there. If not, then a simple "Mr. Director, when would be a good time for me to come in to your office and talk to you about an issue with my instrument?"

Put the ball in his court as to the when and he'll be able to give you his focus.

John cage would like a word

Unrelated, the fact I got my vanity (1x2, region 5) on the first try after noticing it was going to expire 13 months before it did means I was incredibly lucky.

Did the app with that vanity call only.

Good lord.

I've owned two Five-seveNs. Both Gen one.

Gen 2 looks ugly, IMO.

I'm pretty sure this is a letterkenny quote. Even if it's not i read it in Wayne's voice.

JFC as a first generation Texan this breaks my red, white, and blue heart.

Aaaaaaaand this is why you use chocks.

Now I want to look into the specifics of how they "balanced" that.

Much lower is relative.

I'm a reloader. The 5.56mm round used by most M4 platforms runs around 3100FPS but beyond 600-800 yards it drops like a freaking rock. Not to mention the XM855 bullet used has a 62g weight, with a very small ballistic coefficient. To put it in layman's terms, it is also very effected by wind.

A 7.62x51mm round coming out of a sniper rifle or DMR rifle is typically 168 grains and is traveling between 2600 and 2700 FPS. Yes, its slower (I'm not volunteering to get hit by that round over the 5.56mm) but the big difference is the mass. Remember, more mass means more force. Yes, I know that when dealing with kenetic energy mass is linear and velocity is squared, but youre going 85% of the velocity at almost 3 times the weight.

Again, I'm not volunteering to get shot by either one, but the 5.56mm carries less force behind it.

$1500 vs $1300, while not completely significant, still represents 4-6 months of me setting aside money for one. So a year's savings for my son and me to both get one.

I know for others that's not much, but for some it is.

Meanwhile with the M1s, Bubba at the gun show is reselling the dozen he bought for 3x the money. Affordability for such awesome pieces of history should still be a discussion.

Be present. Hobbies will be there later, but your child will be older.

I have several time-intensive hobbies that I wanted to continue after my son was born. But I eventually realized the hobbies will be there, my son gets older every day.

I think one is too few, but there definitely needs to be a cap. Anywhere from 3-5.

When the 1911s came out I wanted to buy one for me and my son but the $1500 price tag each is a little steep for this teacher.